WHEN IS OPERATIVE TREATMENT INDICATED IN CHRONIC DYSPEPSIA?

When is dual bronchodilation indicated in COPD?

Inhaled bronchodilator medications are central to the management of COPD and are frequently given on a regular basis to prevent or reduce symptoms. While short-acting bronchodilators are a treatment option for people with relatively few COPD symptoms and at low risk of exacerbations, for the majority of patients with significant breathlessness at the time of diagnosis, long-acting bronchodilato...

Is montelukast indicated for treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis?

BACKGROUND Cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLT) are a class of inflammatory mediators synthesized by eosinophils and mast cells through the breakdown of arachidonic acid. They are known to play a key role in the molecular pathophysiology of asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS), promoting bronchoconstriction, mucus production, edema, and chemotaxis of neutrophils and eosinophils. Indeed, upregulati...

When Is EEG Indicated in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?

The authors investigated the parameters for predicting epileptiform abnormalities in a group of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The sample consisted of 148 subjects aged between 6 and 13 (8.76 ± 1.26; 25.7% female) years. Subtypes of ADHD and comorbid psychiatric disorders were defined according to DSM-IV criteria. The Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Chi...

[Tracheostomy in patients on mechanical ventilation: when is it indicated?].

When is transthoracic approach indicated in retrosternal goiters?

PURPOSE It is critical to differentiate among pathologies of substernal thyroid gland diseases because surgical approaches (i.e., median sternotomy or thoracotomy) might also include a cervical incision. The aim of this study was to analyze the features of patients with goiter who underwent a thyroidectomy via a cervical incision and a median sternotomy or thoracotomy. METHODS We reviewed 9 c...